“Modi Government is working relentlessly to realise the full potential and to ensure the inclusive growth of the tribal population.”
New Delhi/ Kalinga Voice: Union PNG and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan thanked PM Shri Narendra Modi and Tribal Affairs Min. Shri Arjun Munda for working relentlessly to create an ecosystem to enable the tribal population, especially in Odisha to realise their full potential and to ensure their inclusive growth.
Minister Sri Pradhan says “development and prosperity. Establishing premiere residential schools to provide quality education to STs and tribals, especially in the remote and LWE areas of Odisha, the Eklavya Model Residential Schools have been a game-changer in strengthening education in low literacy districts of the state. In the last 3 years more than 16,700 students from the vulnerable sections in Odisha enrolled in #EMRS, while more than 6.36 lakh and over 5.54 lakh ST students benefitted under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric scholarship scheme for students belonging to Scheduled Tribes. During the last 3 years, more than 3.37 lakh beneficiaries from the scheduled Tribes section in Odisha benefitted from ModiGovt’s scheme of grant-in-aid to voluntary organizations working for the welfare of STs while several thousand benefited under other schemes for tribals. More than ₹1656.8 crores has been released by PM Shri Narendra Modi’s Government .
Mr Pradhan further says “in the last three years for empowering the STs, tribals and other vulnerable communities in Odisha. We are committed to provide equal opportunities to the poor and the disadvantaged, aid their all-round development and enable them to become an important pillar of #AatmanirbharBharat.”
